Life mapped out for Frisbie’s first baby of 2013: Sister has big plans for little brother; dad sees farmer in the making

Thursday

Jan 3, 2013 at 3:15 AM

By Liz Markhlevskayalmark@fosters.com

ROCHESTER — A small bundle of joy joined the Grant family on New Year’s Day. At 7:36 p.m. Tuesday, a baby boy, weighing 7 pounds and 10 ounces, entered into the world, becoming the first baby to be born at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in the year 2013.

“It’s kind of neat,” said mother Mindy Grant, who said with her son being born so late in the day, she didn’t expect him to be the first to be born at the hospital during the new year.

The baby will likely be named Jackson, said the father, Jim Grant, who said he was considering a name with a presidential theme to it. On Wednesday, he was considering Cleveland as a middle name for Jackson.

Mindy Grant said that after giving birth to three girls, having a boy will be different.

“It’s going to be neat having a boy,” said Mindy.

Jim Grant, who works as a building safety director for Rochester, noted his new son has much in store for him, especially when it comes to helping taking care of the horses, chickens, and goats at the Grants’ home in Strafford. He also envisions building animal shelters and coops with his son down the road.

Just a day after being born, Jackson already had short brown hair under the light blue knitted hat he was wearing.

“Pretty soon he will be able to crawl!” said Lydia. “I’m going to have a good time with the baby, and I love him.”

In addition to Lydia, Jackson has sisters Jillian, 3, and Ella, 1, as well as a 20-year-old half-brother, Douglas James Smith, and a 16-year-old half-sister, Nikki Grant.

For Mindy Grant, active labor lasted only about three minutes. As with her other three children, she did not use pain medication during birth, and Tuesday was her third time using the hypnobirthing method to deliver a baby — a method Mindy Grant highly recommended.

“It just helps you relax and not think of contractions as pain,” she said.

So far, Jackson appears to be a mellow baby, and easy to soothe when he starts crying, said Mindy.

After giving birth four times, she said she does not envision having any more children in the future.